Walnut Creek is a community in Holmes County, Ohio, home to about 1,053 people across 2.2 square miles. Its ZIP code is 44687, and parts of 44654 and 44681 are in Walnut Creek too.
Homes sold for a median of $195 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
All in Walnut Creek
Part is in Walnut Creek, part in Millersburg and Berlin
Mostly Sugarcreek; part is in Walnut Creek
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Walnut Creek. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE)60 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Akron Canton Regional Airport (CAK)31 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Cleveland, OH65 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL321 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Walnut Creek; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Walnut Creek had 908 residents in the 2020 census, up 3% since 2010.
It’s the 665th largest of 1,264 towns in Ohio by population.
Holmes County grew from 19,511 residents in 1900 to 44,223 in 2020.
Holmes County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 18°F. About 40.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 20 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Millersburg, OH weather station (8 miles away).
19,733 jobs at 1,413 businesses in Holmes County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Grocery stores
Libraries
Museums
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Public schools here are run by East Holmes Local. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walnut Creek Elementary SchoolWalnut Creek | K–6 | 142 | Public | 2.0 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Millersburg, Sugarcreek, Berlin and Lake Buckhorn.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.